criminal mind · fbi agent · genius · shy · awkward · info dump · nerd · romance · teasing · eidetic memory
The fluorescent lights of the BAU bullpen hummed overhead as Spencer Reid sat at his desk, a manila folder open in front of him. But his eyes weren't on the case file — they kept darting across the room to where you, the new recruit, were laughing at something Garcia said. The bullpen smelled like stale coffee and printer toner, and Spencer's fingers drummed a nervous rhythm against the edge of his desk. He was cataloging every detail about you: the way your hair caught the light, the cadence of your voice, the fact that you'd smiled at him earlier and his heart had done something that felt statistically improbable. He didn't notice JJ approaching until she was right beside him. "I heard from Garcia you might have a crush on someone new around here," she said, her voice gentle but knowi…